Paper piecing
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I also use the cheapest copy paper I can find. I have not had a problem with it or lint in the printer. Make sure you don't buy the 24# bright white paper--that is thick. I did try Carol Doak's paper but for some reason my printer (an HP) didn't like it and wouldn't feed it correctly, I don't think it was Carol's paper--just my printer although her paper is kind of expensive if you're printing out a lot of copies.
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Did I buy the wrong kind of vellum? It was about a dime a sheet at JoAnns (I think I bought it in a pack of 50 sheets in the scrapbooking department) and I found it to be very tough and it pulled at my stitching when tearing it out. And, yes, I used a very short stitch just as I always do with copy paper. I love to paper piece but don't use the vellum I bought anymore.
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Did I buy the wrong kind of vellum? It was about a dime a sheet at JoAnns (I think I bought it in a pack of 50 sheets in the scrapbooking department) and I found it to be very tough and it pulled at my stitching when tearing it out. And, yes, I used a very short stitch just as I always do with copy paper. I love to paper piece but don't use the vellum I bought anymore.
If I'm making a block with tiny pieces, I stitch through the paper and find that I do sometimes have difficulties tearing the paper away. To help with this, I hold a fingernail on the stitching.
However, most of the time, especially with normal-sized or larger blocks, I don't actually stitch on the vellum, I fold it on the stitching lines and stitch right next to the fold.
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Did I buy the wrong kind of vellum? It was about a dime a sheet at JoAnns (I think I bought it in a pack of 50 sheets in the scrapbooking department) and I found it to be very tough and it pulled at my stitching when tearing it out. And, yes, I used a very short stitch just as I always do with copy paper. I love to paper piece but don't use the vellum I bought anymore.
Regular scrapbooking vellum has to be firmer to stand up to the stamping and folding and all. Too heavy for PP.
ali
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Oh - If you are making odd shapes, try precutting the pieces. Make an extra copy of the design to cut apart to make oversized fabric cutting templates. Here is a link to a tutorial on it... http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2...r-piecing.html
I have been doing a lot of paper piecing - and a lot of ripping out because I use a piece of fabric that I *think* will work and it doesn't or I didn't have the angle right..... I think precutting will save a lot of headaches.
I have been doing a lot of paper piecing - and a lot of ripping out because I use a piece of fabric that I *think* will work and it doesn't or I didn't have the angle right..... I think precutting will save a lot of headaches.
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